Banjul Protocol is Now Effective in The Gambia

The Gambia

Following the depositing its Instrument of Ratification to the Banjul Protocol on Marks on 3 May 2021, the Banjul Protocol is effective in The Gambia from 3 August 2021.[1]

This means that ARIPO applications for marks may now designate The Gambia.

[1] www.aripo.org/banjul-protocol-on-marks-now-effective-in-the-gambia/

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